Smasher:S2J
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| S2J "Smoke2Jointz" "s2j" "Johnny" "Shoutouts2Jesus" "JohnnyO'Kim" | |
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| Character info | |
| Smash 64 mains | Fox, Captain Falcon |
| Melee main | Captain Falcon |
| Other Melee characters | Falco, Sheik, Ganondorf |
| Project M mains | Ganondorf, Captain Falcon |
| Other Project M character | Falco |
| Team info | |
| Crew(s) | Tempo Storm |
| Former crews | Melee It On Me |
| Rankings and results info | |
| Most recent ranking |  Summer 2017 SSBMRank: 16th |
| Personal and other info | |
| Real name | Johnny Kim |
| Birth date | |
| Location | Norwalk, California 
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| Miscellaneous info | |
| Skill |  Semi-professional (retired) Top professional  Professional (retired)
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S2J (an abbreviation for Smoke2Jointz) is a Melee Captain Falcon professional who is considered to be the one of the three best Falcon players in the world (along with Wizzrobe and n0ne) after Hax switched to maining Fox. He is currently ranked 5th on the SoCal Melee Power Rankings and 16th on the Summer 2017 SSBMRank.
Playing style
Even for a player of his caliber, S2J has an excellent neutral game, using a combination of precise wave-dashing and dash-dancing to perfectly space his attacks. He is also one of the best defensive Falcons with good smash DI and mix-ups with Falcon's otherwise poor recovery. His punish game is notorious among smashers for being able to 0-death with just one combo (usually beginning with a grab), which is known as a Johnny Stock. He is also a read-heavy player.
A major weakness of S2J's game is his poor edgeguarding. While it has been recently getting better, he is still known to make poor decisions and sometimes even self-destructing by just attempting to edgeguard like at Apex 2015 against PPMD and at The Big House 5 against Abate. He also admitted that his mental game could get better if not for having a mindblock against Westballz, Lucky, and SFAT, 3 players who he frequently plays against and loses to for the most part. He said that this is the main reason that he hasn't reached the top 10 spots on the SSBMRank, particularly the 6th-10th spots, which include Plup, SFAT, Westballz, Axe, and Shroomed. Due to his read-heavy playstyle, he also relies on the player's habits, meaning he does better against other players he has played before.
Tournament placings
Super Smash Bros. Melee
| Tournament | Date | 1v1 Placement | 2v2 Placement | Partner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| UCLA Revival | February 23rd, 2009 | 17th | 33rd | Ismokeherbz |
| Mango Juice | March 21st, 2009 | 65th | 33rd | Ismokeherbz |
| Grev II | July 25th, 2009 | 13th | — | — |
| Grev III | October 7th, 2009 | 17th | 5th | Lovage |
| CGC @ SFSU XII | October 15th, 2009 | 25th | — | — |
| Grev IV | October 28th, 2009 | 5th | 2nd | Lovage |
| Pat's House | November 14th-15th, 2009 | 17th | 9th | Julian |
| R3 | December 19th-20th, 2009 | 13th | 5th | HomeMadeWaffles |
| Grev V | January 6th, 2010 | 9th | 4th | Lovage |
| CGC @ SFSU XVI | March 6th, 2010 | 13th | 2nd | Lovage |
| Nice Shot Hugo | March 27th, 2010 | 17th | 2nd | Lovage |
| Grev VIII | June 2nd, 2010 | 7th | 2nd | Lovage |
| Grev IX | July 3rd, 2010 | 5th | 2nd | Lovage |
| Grev X | July 17th, 2010 | 5th | 3rd | Lovage |
| Good Shit German | July 24th-25th, 2010 | 17th | 9th | HomeMadeWaffles |
| Grev XI | August 31st, 2010 | 2nd | 1st | Eddy Mexico |
| CGC @ SFSU XXI | September 25th, 2010 | 13th | 2nd | Lovage |
| Don't Go Down There Jeff | December 18th, 2010 | 7th | 7th | Lovage |
| Winter Game Fest VI | January 22nd-23rd, 2011 | 13th | 4th | Lovage |
| Pound V | February 19th-21st, 2011 | 17th | 17th | Lovage |
| GENESIS 2 | July 15th-17th, 2011 | 8th | 13th | Isai |
| The Big House | October 22nd, 2011 | 2nd | 1st | Lovage |
| Apex 2012 | January 6th-8th, 2012 | 17th | 9th | Lovage |
| Winter Game Fest VII | January 14th-15th, 2012 | 2nd | 1st | Lovage |
| Northwest Manifest | March 24th-25th, 2012 | 5th | 3rd | Eggz |
| Nicknyte Yearly Tournament Extravaganza | April 8th, 2012 | 2nd | 3rd | Westballz |
| Rule 6: NorCal Regional | July 29th, 2012 | 5th | 7th | Lovage |
| Kings of Cali | November 10th, 2012 | 7th | 4th | Lovage |
| Apex 2013 | January 11th-13th, 2013 | 17th | 13th | Lovage |
| Kings of Cali 2 | April 13th-14th, 2013 | 9th | 5th | Alex19 |
| NorCal Regionals 2013 | April 26th-28th, 2013 | 5th | — | — |
| Vindication | May 11th, 2013 | 4th | 2nd | Mango |
| Northwest Majors V | June 8th, 2013 | 5th | 3rd | C!Z |
| EVO 2013 | July 12th-14th, 2013 | 13th | — | — |
| Super Smash Sundays 2 | August 25th, 2013 | 3rd | — | — |
| Super Smash Sundays 3 | September 8th, 2013 | 1st | 2nd | Lovage |
| Super Smash Sundays 4 | September 22nd, 2013 | 13th | 3rd | Tafokints |
| Super Smash Sundays 5 | October 6th, 2013 | 7th | 13th | Westballz |
| Super Smash Sundays 6 | October 20th, 2013 | 3rd | 4th | DEHF |
| Super Smash Sundays 7 | November 3rd, 2013 | 2nd | 2nd | Westballz |
| Super Smash Sundays 8 | November 17th, 2013 | 1st | 4th | Tafokints |
| Super Smash Sundays 9 | December 8th, 2013 | 4th | 2nd | DEHF |
| Kings of Cali 3 | December 14th-15th, 2013 | 9th | 4th | Lovage |
| Super Smash Sundays 10 | December 29th, 2013 | 2nd | 2nd | Lucky |
| Mayhem January 2014 | January 4th, 2014 | 7th | 2nd | SFAT |
| Super Smash Sundays 11 | January 12th, 2014 | 2nd | 2nd | Westballz |
| Apex 2014 | January 17th-19th, 2014 | 97th | 5th | Shroomed |
| Super Smash Sundays 12 | January 26th, 2014 | 1st | 2nd | Lucky |
| Super Smash Sundays 13 | February 9th, 2014 | 3rd | — | — |
| Super Smash Loveday | February 15th, 2014 | 5th | 5th | Toph |
| Super Smash Sundays 14 | February 23rd, 2014 | 2nd | 1st | Westballz |
| SoCal Regionals 2014 | February 28th-March 2nd, 2014 | 3rd | — | — |
| Mayhem March 2014 | March 8th, 2014 | 5th | — | — |
| The Next Episode | March 22nd-23rd, 2014 | 5th | 5th | Westballz |
| Super Smash Sundays 16 | March 30th, 2014 | 2nd | 1st | MacD |
| Super Smash Sundays 17 | April 14th, 2014 | 2nd | 2nd | Lucky |
| Super Smash Sundays 18 | April 27th, 2014 | 4th | 1st | Lucky |
| Mayhem May 2014 | May 3rd, 2014 | 4th | — | — |
| Super Smash Sundays 20 | May 18th, 2014 | 1st | — | — |
| Pat's House 2 | May 24th-25th, 2014 | 13th | 2nd | Lucky |
| Super Smash Sundays 21 | June 1st, 2014 | 2nd | 2nd | Hyprid |
| SSS Lock-In | June 14th-15th, 2014 | 7th | 3rd | ZeRo |
| MLG Anaheim 2014 | June 20th-22nd, 2014 | 13th | 3rd | Shroomed |
| Super Smash Sundays 23 | June 29th, 2014 | 1st | — | — |
| Kings of Cali 4 | July 5th-6th, 2014 | 9th | 5th | Lovage |
| EVO 2014 | July 11th-13th, 2014 | 13th | 7th | Shroomed |
| Mayhem August 2014 | August 9th, 2014 | 4th | — | — |
| Super Smash Sundays 24 | August 31st, 2014 | 1st | 1st | HugS |
| Mayhem September 2014 | September 6th, 2014 | 1st | — | — |
| Super Smash Sundays 26 | September 28th, 2014 | 1st | — | — |
| Super Smash Sundays 27 | October 12th, 2014 | 1st | — | — |
| Super Smash Sundays 28 | October 26th, 2014 | 2nd | — | — |
| Smash Weekend | November 10th, 2014 | 4th | 3rd | Eddy Mexico |
| Super Smash Sundays 29 | December 7th, 2014 | 3rd | 4th | Kira |
| Super Smash Sundays 30 | December 21st, 2014 | 5th | 1st | Fiction |
| Apex 2015 | January 30th-February 1st, 2015 | 17th | 9th | Shroomed |
| MVG Sandstorm | April 18th-19th, 2015 | 7th | 5th | Kira |
| Super Nebulous 3 | April 25th-26th, 2015 | 2nd | 1st | Lucky |
| Press Start | May 9th-10th, 2015 | 9th | 7th | Shroomed |
| My B | May 17th, 2015 | 2nd | 3rd | DonB |
| Battle Arena Melbourne 7 | May 22nd-24th, 2015 | 4th | 33rd | Hyes |
| Mayhem June 2015 | June 6th, 2015 | 5th | 2nd | HugS |
| CEO 2015 | June 26th-28th, 2015 | 13th | 5th | Mango |
| Mayhem July 2015 | July 11th, 2015 | 1st | 1st | MacD |
| EVO 2015 | July 17th-19th, 2015 | 17th | — | — |
| Super Smash Sundays 31 - The Return | August 2nd, 2015 | 4th | — | — |
| Paragon Los Angeles 2015 | September 5th-6th, 2015 | 25th | — | — |
| Mayhem September 2015 | September 12th, 2015 | 3rd | — | — |
| Super Smash Sundays 32 | September 13th, 2015 | 1st | — | — |
| HTC Throwdown | September 19th, 2015 | 17th | 13th | Alex19 |
| Super Smash Sundays 33 | September 27th, 2015 | 2nd | 9th | Mango |
| The Big House 5 | October 2nd-4th, 2015 | 9th | 25th | Darkrain |
| Mayhem October 2015 | October 17th, 2015 | 2nd | 3rd | Alan |
| Super Smash Sundays 34 | October 18th, 2015 | 5th | — | — |
| Smash the Record 2015 | October 23rd-25th, 2015 | 2nd | — | — |
| Smash Summit | November 7th-8th, 2015 | 9th | 4th | Shroomed |
| Super Smash Sundays 36 | November 15th, 2015 | 2nd | — | — |
| DreamHack Winter 2015 | November 26th-29th, 2015 | 17th | 4th | Mango |
| Mayhem January 2016 | January 2nd, 2016 | 3rd | — | — |
| Super Smash Sundays 39 | January 10th, 2016 | 2nd | 1st | Alex19 |
| Zotsmash 12 | January 11th, 2016 | 2nd | — | — |
| GENESIS 3 | January 15th-17th, 2016 | 13th | 129th | Mango |
| Super Smash Sundays 40 | January 24th, 2016 | 4th | 3rd | Alex19 |
| PAX Arena | January 29th-31st, 2016 | 7th | 3rd | Mango |
| Zotsmash 15 | February 22nd, 2016 | 7th | — | — |
| UCSD Super Triweekly 2 | February 27th-28th, 2016 | 2nd | — | — |
| Super Smash Sundays 42 | March 6th, 2016 | 3rd | — | — |
| Zotsmash 16 | March 8th, 2016 | 1st | — | — |
| Battle of the Five Gods | March 17th-19th, 2016 | 16th | — | — |
| Battlefield 7 | March 28th, 2016 | 2nd | — | — |
| Pound 2016 | April 2nd-3rd, 2016 | 7th | 65th | Mango |
| Emerald City II | April 9th, 2016 | 2nd | 1st | Westballz |
| Super Smash Sundays 43 | April 17th, 2016 | 2nd | 2nd | PsychoMidget |
| Smash Summit 2 | April 21st-24th, 2016 | 9th | 3rd | Mango |
| DreamHack Austin 2016 | May 6th-8th, 2016 | 9th | — | — |
| Runback 2016 | May 15th, 2016 | 2nd | 1st | Silly Kyle |
| ASH @ WIT 60 | May 20th, 2016 | 1st | — | — |
| Rubicon 10 | May 21st, 2016 | 1st | 1st | Vro |
| GHQ Weekly #4 | May 22nd, 2016 | 1st | — | — |
| Smash 'N' Splash 2 | June 11th-12th, 2016 | 9th | 1st | Shroomed |
| Super Smash Sundays 46 | June 19th, 2016 | 1st | — | — |
| CEO 2016 | June 24th-26th, 2016 | 17th | — | — |
| Super Smash Sundays 47 | July 3rd, 2016 | 2nd | 1st | CDK |
| Super Smash Sundays 48 | July 10th, 2016 | 3rd | 17th (DQ'ed) | CDK |
| EVO 2016 | July 15th-17th, 2016 | 5th | — | — |
| SoCal Colosseum 2 | July 23rd, 2016 | 2nd | 2nd | Chillin |
| Revelation 2016 | July 30th-31st, 2016 | 1st | 1st | Lucky |
| Clutch City Clash | August 6th-7th, 2016 | 5th | — | — |
| Super Smash Con 2016 | August 11th-14th, 2016 | 17th | 2nd | Mango |
| SoCal Colosseum 3 | August 20th, 2016 | 3rd | — | — |
| Super Smash Sundays 51 | August 21st, 2016 | 2nd | — | — |
| Shine 2016 | August 26th-28th, 2016 | 13th | DQ'ed | Mango |
| NorCal Loves Teams | September 10th, 2016 | 2nd | 1st | The Moon |
| SoCal Colosseum 4 | September 24th, 2016 | 2nd | — | — |
| Super Smash Sundays 53 | September 25th, 2016 | 2nd | — | — |
| The Big House 6 | October 7th-9th, 2016 | 33rd | 7th | Lovage |
| UCSD Super Triweekly 4 | October 23rd, 2016 | 2nd | — | — |
| SoCal Colosseum #5 | October 29th, 2016 | 1st | — | — |
| Smash Summit 3 | November 3rd-6th, 2016 | 13th | 4th | Mango |
| Smash the Record 2016 | November 11th-14th, 2016 | 3rd | — | — |
| Super Smash Sundays 54 | November 20th, 2016 | 1st | — | — |
| UGC Smash Open | December 2nd-4th, 2016 | 9th | 5th | Shroomed |
| Eden | December 10th-11th, 2016 | 7th | 5th | Syrox |
| Don't Park on the Grass | December 17th-18th, 2016 | 5th | 7th | n0ne |
| Smash @ Power 9 #14 | December 22nd, 2016 | 1st | 1st | CDK |
| Wednesday Night Fights 2016 New Years Week Edition | December 28th, 2016 | 1st | — | — |
| Smash @ Power 9 #15 | December 29th, 2016 | 2nd | 1st | CDK |
| Wednesday Night Fights 2017 Offseason 1.1 | January 4th, 2017 | 1st | — | — |
| Smash @ Power 9 #16 | January 5th, 2017 | 1st | — | — |
| SSBM @ Quickly 13 | January 7th, 2017 | 2nd | 1st | Westballz |
| Last Stock San Diego 89 | January 9th, 2017 | 1st | 1st | Kira |
| GENESIS 4 | January 20th-22nd, 2017 | 9th | — | — |
| SoCal Colosseum 7 | January 28th, 2017 | 3rd | — | — |
| Friday Night Turnip 37 | February 3rd, 2017 | 2nd | — | — |
| Wednesday Night Fights 2017 Offseason 1.6 | February 8th, 2017 | 1st | — | — |
| Smash @ Power 9 #18 | February 9th, 2017 | 3rd | — | — |
| Friday Night Turnip 39 | February 17th, 2017 | 1st | — | — |
| SoCaL Colosseum 8 | February 18th, 2017 | 1st | — | — |
| Smash @ Power 9 #20 | February 23rd, 2017 | 3rd | — | — |
| Super Smash Sundays 56 | February 26th, 2017 | 3rd | — | — |
| Smash Summit Spring 2017 | March 2nd-5th, 2017 | 9th | 7th | Infinite Numbers |
| Smash @ Power 9 #22 | March 9th, 2017 | 2nd | — | — |
| Friday Night Turnip 42 | March 10th, 2017 | 1st | — | — |
| Super Smash Sundays 57 | March 12th, 2017 | 1st | — | — |
| Frame Perfect Series 2 | March 18th-19th, 2017 | 4th | — | — |
| Full Bloom 3 | March 25th, 2017 | 13th | 3rd | Shroomed |
| Smash @ Power 9 #25 | March 30th, 2017 | 1st | — | — |
| Friday Night Turnip 45 | March 31st, 2017 | 2nd | — | — |
| Smash Rivalries | March 8th-9th, 2017 | 9th | 4th | Shroomed |
| CFL Smackdown 123 | April 17th, 2017 | 2nd | 1st | Gahtzu |
| Smash @ Power 9 #28 | April 20th, 2017 | 3rd | — | — |
| DreamHack Austin 2017 | April 28th-30th, 2017 | 17th | 4th | Shroomed |
| Bridgetown Blitz | May 6th, 2017 | 2nd | 1st | Eggz |
| Royal Flush | May 12th-14th, 2017 | 9th | 3rd | Shroomed |
| Super Smash Sundays 58 | May 21st, 2017 | 1st | — | — |
| Smash 'N' Splash 3 | June 2nd-4th, 2017 | 9th | 3rd | Shroomed |
| CEO 2017 | June 16th-18th, 2017 | 7th | — | — |
| Smash @ Power 9 #37 | June 22nd, 2017 | 1st | — | — |
| Untilted 5 | June 28th, 2017 | 1st | 1st | Tafokints |
| GENESIS: RED | July 9th, 2017 | 9th | 3rd | Shroomed |
| EVO 2017 | July 14th-16th, 2017 | 17th | — | — |
| FUSE | July 16th, 2017 | — | 4th | Shroomed |
| Untilted 8 | July 19th, 2017 | 1st | 1st | Tafokints |
| Smash @ Power 9 #43 | August 3rd, 2017 | 1st | — | — |
| Smash Factor 6 | August 4th-6th, 2017 | 3rd | 2nd | N0ne |
| Smash @ Power 9 #44 | August 10th, 2017 | 1st | — | — |
| Super Smash Sundays 61 | August 13th, 2017 | 1st | — | — |
| Last Stock SD 119 | August 14th, 2017 | 1st | — | — |
| Heir 4 | August 17th-21st, 2017 | 2nd | 4th | Tekk |
| Shine 2017 | August 25th-27th, 2017 | 3rd | 5th | Shroomed |
| Super Smash Sundays 62 | September 10th, 2017 | 4th | — | — |
| Smash the Record 2017 | September 14th-17th, 2017 | 7th | — | — |
| GameTyrant Expo 2017 | September 29th-October 1st, 2017 | 7th | — | — |
| The Big House 7 | October 6th-8th, 2017 | 7th | 3rd | Shroomed |
| DreamHack Denver 2017 | October 20th-22nd, 2017 | 4th | 5th | HomeMadeWaffles |
| Smash Summit 5 | November 2nd-5th, 2017 | 9th | 5th | Mango |
Super Smash Bros.
| Tournament | Date | 1v1 placement | 2v2 placement | Partner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pasadena 64 Smash Tournament | August 24th, 2008 | 2nd | — | — |
| CGC @ SFSU XII | October 10th, 2009 | 4th | — | — |
| CGC @ SFSU XVI | March 6th, 2010 | 2nd | — | — |
Trivia
- According to his ask.fm, S2J quit his job to play Melee near-full time, but also plays online poker for income.
- Despite being one of the best Captain Falcon players, he hates Falcon dittos.
- He used to reside at Mango's house and streamed there as well, providing in-depth analysis of professional Captain Falcon matches, including his own.
- He used to enter some locals with the tag "Captain Blowjob".
- He was the first Captain Falcon main to reach top 8 at EVO, doing so at EVO 2016.
- In his interview with Tempo Storm, S2J said he attended UCLA, and that's where he became seriously interested in Melee.
- S2J notably almost 3-0d Armada at GENESIS 4, taking him down to last stock, last hit in game 3. However, he ended up losing the set 2-3 following a reverse 3-0 by Armada.
